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Intel i9-10900K 10-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8600K 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor

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Intel i9-10900K 10-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

10

6

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

20

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
3% higher

3.7 GHz

3.6 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
19% higher

5.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

20 MB

9 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
9% faster

45.8 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

10

8

Socket

1200

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

125 Watts

24% lower

95 Watts

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Intel i9-10900K 10-core 3.7 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor
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Cores 10 vs 6 (4) 40% more physical cores
Threads 20 vs 6 (14) 70% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.1GHz) 3% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 5.3 GHz vs 4.3 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1GHz) 19% higher
Cache 20 MB vs 9 MB (11MB) 55% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (4.2GB/s) 9% faster
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 125 Watts vs 95 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 24% higher
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